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Two years ago, Shawn Hunter, CEO of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, talked with Richard Kiefer in an interview that was broadcast on radio station KGNU’s program “A Public Affair.” The interview was donated to our oral history program for archiving. With this year’s Pro Cycling Challenge just around the corner–it runs from August 18-24 this year–we thought the public might enjoy learning more about this 7-day, grueling stage race that attracts top professional cyclists from all over the world. As Shawn Hunter says in the interview, this race is described as one in which “there is no place to hide and no days off.”

You can listen to the complete interview here in which Shawn Hunter talks about the origin of the event, the national and international competitors, the route, the funding and organization, the appeal of cycling in general, and Colorado’s unique role in national and international cycling because of the physical challenges inherent in the race.

The last stage of this year’s race will come through Boulder on August 24. See the complete schedule here.